Portable ash tray for furniture



March 30, 1 R. FISCHER ET AL PORTABLE ASH TRAY FOR FURNITURE Filed Jan.21, 1952 IN VENTORZ QM 3% W fia M ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 30, 1954 OFFICEPORTABLE ASH TRAY FOR FURNITURE Robert LeeLFischer andDon A. Fischer,Kirkwood, Mo.

'Application Januaryfil, 1952; Serial No. 267.405

6: Claims. (01. 155-488) This invention relates to improvements inportable receptacleseasilyattached to the underside of chairs or tables.

It isan object of this invention'to' provide an improved drawer. whichmaybe. attached to the underside of a table or chair without tools orwithout. the. use of nails, screws or other permanent fastening means.

It is. another object of the. invention to provide the improvedreceptacle. or drawer with means for attaching it to the underside of achair or table without inverting or otherwise disturbing the chair ortable.

.Another object of theinvention' is to provide a; portable receptaclewhich may be attached to the underside of a chair or table regardless ofthe material or construction of the chair or table.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparentfrom the following detailed description and the accompanying drawmgs.

In the following description and accompanying drawings, we have shownonly one embodiment of the invention. Others will become apparent as thedescription proceeds.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the portable drawer of the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the drawer attached to the undersideof a chair.

In the embodiment shown, the portable receptacle has a support Ill whichmay enclose the drawer I2 and may be formed of metal, plastic or othersuitable material. This support need not entirely enclose the drawer butsuch enclosure is often desirable when the drawer is to be used as anash tray. The drawer slides in the support and may be provided with aface 14. This face may have a depending edge l6 serving as a finger pulland as a stop for the drawer. A pair of inwardly turned hooks l8 areattached to the support. These may be soldered to the support if it ismetal or fastened in other ways commonly employed. The ends of thesehooks are sharpened to points. An elastic strap 22 is secured to thesupport by passing through slot 24 in the shell. This strap has a buckle26 provided at its end and an adjusting strap or sliding buckle 21secured in the usual manner. The buckle 26 is provided with a hook 28shaped as shown.

A depending tab 30 prevents the drawer from being inadvertentlywithdrawn from the shell although it will allow removal of the drawer ifit is tilted up.

To install the drawer beneath achair', theishell:

isheldsoth'at:hooks. l8 engage the. lower edge of the: chair"v 32. Thehook 28 isthen'positioned toengage the opposit'exedge'of the chair 34.The" re eptaclev beneath a chair, the elastic strap should be adjustedinlength'so that suitable tenskin will be provided when the hook 28 ispositioned. If the chair is provided withexposed springs or webbing, thehook 28 maybe fastenedthereto instead of the opposite edge'of the'chairasshown. After thereceptacle'is installed. the

drawer-mayv be:- easily. opened and closed :by a.

person sitting on the chair. The device as described has the advantageof being suitable for installation on any chair regardless of the bottomconstruction and regardless of whether or not the edge is provided witha wood rail. The drawer may be shallow and the front face l4 constructedto blend with the furniture so that it is unobtrusive. It should benoted that no tools are needed for installation, and it is not necessaryto tilt the chair or to move it out of normal position.

It is obvious that a spring could be used instead of the elastic strap.

It should also be noted that this receptacle can be attached to any ofthe thousands of different kinds of chairs or sofas now in use.

The drawer is particularly useful as an ash tray and does away with theusual search for the other type of portable trays.

While we have shown one embodiment of our invention, we do not desire itto be limited thereby but to be defined by the following claims.

We claim:

1. An accessory adapted to be secured to the underside of a piece offurniture comprising a support, a fastening means on the front edge ofsaid support adapted to engage an edge of the furniture, a receptaclemovably mounted on said support and adapted for movement from under saidfurniture to allow access thereto, resilient means secured to the backof said support and a fastening means on said resilient means said lastnamed fastening means adapted to engage the furniture in such a mannerthat said first named fastening means is held in engagement with saidfurniture.

2. An accessory adapted to be secured to the underside of a piece offurniture comprising a support, a fastening means on the front of saidsupport adapted to engage an edge of the furniture, a receptacle movablymounted on said support and adapted for movement from under saidfurniture to allow access thereto, tension means secured to the back ofsaid support and a fastening means on said tension means said last namedfastening means adapted to engage the furniture in such a manner thatsaid first named fastening means is held in engagement with saidfurniture and the top of said support is held against the underside ofsaid furniture.

3. An accessory adapted to be secured to the underside of an article offurniture comprising a shell, a drawer slidably supported in said shell,

inwardly projecting hooks on the front of said shell adapted to engage apart of the article of furniture, a resilient means secured to the rearof said shell and adapted to be secured to the article of furniture tomaintain the top of the shell against the underside of said furnitureand the drawer in operative position.

4. An accessory adapted to be secured under a chair comprising a shell,inwardly turned hooks on the front of said shell adapted to engage anouter edge of the chair, an elastic band secured at one end to the rearof said shell, a hook on the other end of the elastic band, said lastname hook being adapted to engage another part of tl chair insubstantially the same horizontal plane as the shell to place theelastic band under tension and to maintain the top of the shell againstthe underside of said chair, and a drawer slidably supported in saidshell adapted for movement from under said chair.

5. An accessory adapted to be secured beneath an article of furniturecomprising a support, a

drawer slidably supported by said support adapted for movement fromunder said furniture, anchoring means secured to the front of saidsupport adapted to engage the article of furniture, a tension producingmeans secured to the back of said support and adapted to be secured tothe article of furniture to maintain the drawer and support in operativeposition.

6. An accessory adapted to be secured beneath a chair comprising adrawer support. a drawer slidably mounted therein adapted for movementfrom under said chair, hooks on the front of the drawer support adaptedto engage the bottom outside edge of a chair, an adjustable resilientmeans secured at one end to the rear of the drawer support and a hooksecured to the other end of the adjustable resilient means, said lastnamed hook being adapted to engage another part of a chair to maintainthe drawer support substantially parallel to the bottom of the chair.

ROBERT LEE FISCHER. DON A. FISCHER.

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